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Dermatology (Expert Forum)
Hair change in texture and type
Answered by
Alan Rockoff, MD - dermatology, Child Skin Problems
The Rockoff Dermatology Center
Brookline - MA
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Hair change in texture and type
by Carmita, May 15, 2004 12:00AM
I am 57 yrs.old. Went through mmenopause at 53. My hair changed drastically. It did not get thin but it is now very kinky and wiry, brittle. The hardest part to take is the kinkiness especially around the hairline and the nape of my neck. It was previously shiny and curly and wash and wear. It has changed so drastically that in the middle of the night when I am half sleep and run my hand through my hair it wakes me up because I think that I am touching someone else's head!! My hair was so pretty I even modeled hair cuts for curly wash and wear hair for a beauty salon. I've had the test for thyroid and the blood test the dermatologist did for hormones and it was all normal. I don't know of anyone else with this problem. Is there any solution possibly. I am trying to accept this but my hair always looks terrible. I've never taken HRT. At the nape of my neck and at the sideburns it is especially rough like a man's beard. Is there anything I can do or take??? It has changed from the inside out just like the previous question posted by the mother with the 2 yr.old.
Doctor's Answer
by Alan Rockoff, MD, May 16, 2004 12:00AM
, May 16, 2004 12:00AM
I'm afraid I don't have any specific information to share with you. Over the years I have had a few patients tell me that their hair texture changed during periods of hormone changes--pregnancy for instance--from straight to curly or the reverse. However, I know of no diseases or syndromes which cause this, nor of any treatment. If the dermatologist who examined you didn't find any hair disease per se, I'm afraid I don't know of one either. Sorry.
Dr. Rockoff
Dr. Rockoff
It's bad enough when we get older but then everything else goes to pot. I hope you can get your hair problem fixed. The lady who cuts my daughter's hair suggested mink oil spray, which can be bought at Walmart.
Good luck,
Bonnie